Pullover blouse



A. FINKEL 2,721,327

PULLOVER BLOUSE Oct. 25, 1955 Filed March 3. 1954 AARON INVENTOR.

FINKEL United States Patent O PULLOVER BLOUSE Aaron Finkel, New York, N. Y.

Application March 3, 1954, Serial No. 413,940

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-90) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in garments and wearing apparel.

More particularly, the present invention proposes the construction of an improved pullover garment which can be knitted in straight tubular form and which can be worn as a blouse, jersey or sweater with a variety of collar formations.

As another object, the present invention proposes forming the knitted tube with spaced arm openings and securing around the openings border members which are Wider above the openings than below to assist the tube in maintaining proper shape When stretched over the body of the wearer and to make it comfortable.

Still further, the present invention proposes constructing the knitted tube in two annular pieces joined together along a curved line and of different knit, one piece being of closer knit to provide firmer support for the portion of the wearers body covered thereby and the other piece adapted readily to follow the contour of the wearers body covered by it.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective pictorial view of a woman wearing a pullover knitted garment constructed and arranged in accordance With the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the garment shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but with the upper edge of the garment folded over in one collar formation.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2 but with the garment stretched partly to show its continuous cross-sectional shape.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 3 but showing how a wearer can arrange the same garment in a still different collar formation.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modification of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but showing the garment as stretched in wearing position on a. wearer.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 but illustrating another modification of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 8.

The pullover garment, in accordance with the first form of the invention illustrated in Figs. l to 5, inclusive, is a continuous knitted open-ended straight tube 15. The tube 15 has an upper end 16 aud a lower end 17. Two spaced arm openings 18 and 19 are provided in the knitted tube 15 intermediate the two ends 16 and 17 but closer to the upper end 16 than to the lower end 17.

Secured to the tube 16 around the arm openings 18 and 19 are knitted arm opening border members 20 and 21. These members 20 and 21 are identically constructed each having a wide portion 22 and a narrower portion 23.

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The members 20 and 21 are secured to tube 15 or are integrally formed therewith with the wide portions 22 adjacent the upper end 16 of the tube and with lower portions 23 adjacent the lower end of the tube. When so disposed, the members 20 and 21 are wider above the arm openings than below these openings.

The lower end 17 of tube 15 has a straight finished edge 24 (see Fig. 2) formed either by overcasting or by binding with flexible, elastic material such as other knitted material.

Upper end 16 of tube 15 has an irregular finished edge 25 adapted to fold over the tube 15 for a variety of collar formations. See Figs. 1, 2 and 5 for examples. Finish edge 25 may be formed in the same manner as the lower finished edge 24 but instead of being cut or formed straight as edge 24, it is made to contain numerous small folds or turns 26 and is scalloped as well, as can be seen from the wave-like contour best shown in Fig. 2. In this manner, structure is provided which is adapted to fold into a great variety of collar formations.

The modification of the present invention illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is characterized by the provision of a knitted tube 27 similar to tube 15 but being formed in two annular sections or pieces 28 and 29. The upper piece 28 forms the bodice of the garment for covering the upper part of the wearers breast (and shoulders if so arranged) and the lower piece 29 forms the trunk portion of the garment for covering this lower part of the wearers body. Pieces 28 and 29 are joined together as by sewing along a continuous curved line 30. Arm openings 31 and 32 are provided in tube 27 and arm opening border members 33 and 34 are secured to the tube around the arm openings.

Members 33 and 34 are constructed the same as arm opening border' members 20 and 21 described above. The line 30 along which the upper and lower pieces 28 and 29 of tube 27 are joined together extends from a position intermediate the arm openings downwardly. The lower piece 29, or trunk portion, and the upper piece 28, or bodice portion, are of a different knit, one being of closer knit than the other. In the figures, the lower piece 29, or trunk portion, is of the closer knit to give firmer support to this part of the wearers body. An irregular upper finished edge 35 is provided on the upper piece or bodice portion 28 of the tube 27. Edge 35 contains numerous bends or folds 36 but is not scalloped.

The modiiication of the present invention illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 is characterized by the provision of short knitted sleeves 37 in the place of arm opening border members such as members 20 and 21 and 33 and 34 described above. In other respects the tube 38 of Figs. 8 and 9 is like that of tube 15 described above and hence similar parts are given like reference characters but primed to distinguish the figures.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A pullover garment comprising a knitted open-ended straight tube of uniform diameter having an upper portion and a lower portion and two spaced arm openings intermediate the ends of said portion, arm opening border members secured to the tube around the arm openings, said members being Wider above the arm openings than below said openings, said lower portion of the tube having a straight finished edge and said upper portion of the tube having an irregular finished edge adapted to fold downwardly over the tube for a variety of collar formawardly to form a bodice portion and a trunk portion,4

sa-idfpiecesforming the bodiceand trunl'porti'onsf'being ofa diffrent knit, one'beirrg-V ofcloser knit than the-other;

saidf'pieeeformingV the trunk portion being the closer knit' tol give rrner support tothis part o f thewearersv body.

2v. A pullover garment comprisingA a knittedf elongated" tubular body of uni-formV dia-meter havingcompletely open-` top and'bottomrends, saidl bodybei'ng composed of upper and lower tubular portions, thev lower end` ofthe upper portionA having a convexed shaped edge,y the upper, endf of the lower tubular portion having a complemental" conceyed-shaped edgev in contacting relationjwith" the convexededge ofthe upper tubular portion;v aline of'stitching securing saidf contacting edges together, said portions Cil being formed with opposed arm openings at their sides, andy narrow-V strips' secured" to` the" border" edges of" said arm openings, said lower tubular portion being of a relatively close knit, said upper tubular portion being of a relatively wide knit, said open upper portion being turned downwardly adjacent to the top of the arm openings and constituting a neck opening substantially commensurate in extent withthe entire cross section of the upper tubular portion.

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